Why You Shouldn’t Get Your Better Half Interested In Watches

July 18, 2015, 12:31 pm

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“What, another watch?” she almost screamed in disbelief no sooner than I had opened the front door to our little love nest. Rewind to last week. I had been looking for a Roger Smith Series 1 for some time now, and Jones, my watch dealer, happened to finally locate one. I thought that I had played it pretty safe, so I really don’t know how she could have noticed. But then what happened next changed the rest of my life.

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The Hautlence Vortex: Is This The World’s Slowest Tourbillon?

July 20, 2015, 6:53 pm

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Over its eleven years of existence, Hautlence has experienced the tumult of both changes in investors and senior management. Hautlence co-founder and CEO Guillaume Tetu has been through it all. And he's still smiling!

Vortex is the brand's latest, and most complicated, watch post-MELB acquisition, and it's success, or lack thereof, will be an important milestone for Hautlence as it looks to the future. So how is the watch?

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Automatic Watches Are For Watch Enthusiasts: A Counterpoint Here’s Why

August 13, 2017, 8:55 am

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Connoisseurs, as I wrote previously, want to connect with their watches, desiring an object to behold and cherish for its beauty, rarity, or complexity. Enthusiasts, on the other hand, like to wear their watches, use their watches, and maybe even abuse their watches when they utilize them as the tools they are.

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How, When, And Why Diamond-Set Watches For Men Were Commonly Accepted And The Importance America Played

August 17, 2017, 9:17 am

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Post-war United States boasted unique market conditions that allowed for diamond-set men’s watches from a variety of brands to thrive. Martin Green takes us on a journey to discover how and why diamond-set watches became part of the American Dream.

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Why I Bought It: Patek Philippe Reference 5170P

December 7, 2017, 8:48 am

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One of the high points of my visits to Baselworld each of the past few years has been the opportunity to tour the display of new introductions from Patek Philippe. Concluding our visit in March 2017, our host asked each of us to name our favorite new Patek Philippe piece, and for me the answer was obvious: the stunning Reference 5170P that had me standing slack-jawed in front of its display case long after the rest of the group had moved on to the other new pieces. Here's why . . .

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Paul Forrest’s Pulsating Heart’s Passion Reminds Me Of A Watch – And For Good Reason (Video)

December 8, 2017, 8:54 am

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It took my breath away. I saw a heart beating: a golden heart truly beating . . . seemingly pulsing in to a human rhythm. The effect was astonishing. But what attracted me to Paul Forrest's Heart’s Passion even more than the motion of the heart was that the patented movement entirely crafted in Fleurier, Switzerland that gave it "life."

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2018 Hermès Cape Cod Collection Captures The Essential Spirit Of This Signature Nautically-Inspired Line

December 9, 2017, 7:44 am

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La Montre Hermès presents two additions to its Cape Cod line: one with a decidedly new take on the Chaîne d’Ancre (“anchor chain”) motif as the hallmark transfers to the dial for the first time and one with an alluring mirror-polished face. And, of course, interesting strap variations in single and double wrap.

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Richard Mille RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1: Born From Cutting-Edge Science And A Revved-Up Partnership

December 10, 2017, 10:08 am

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Graphene has the potential to usher in the future that many dreamers, inventors, and science-fiction writers have been hoping for since the discovery of electricity and the invention of computers and spaceflight. The Richard Mille RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1 is infused with graphene, making it the stuff of science-fiction dreams and Formula 1 impossibilities.

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The Schmidt List: 5 Extraordinary Balance Wheels

December 11, 2017, 9:00 am

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The balance wheel is the regulatory organ of a mechanical watch, which is expected to deliver a consistent frequency with a tolerance of as little as 0.001 percent. With so much at stake, why complicate things by altering a pure and simple geometric shape? Why reinvent the wheel? Well, here are five balances that definitely did reinvent the wheel.

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The Horological History Of Place Vendôme, Paris

December 12, 2017, 8:34 am

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The grandeur of Place Vendôme is hard to match. And to say that about a location in a city like Paris is quite a statement. Follow Martin Green's tour of the horological history of the square and learn some things you undoubtedly never knew!

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Book Review: Ferdinand Adolph Lange Is A Character In The Novel ‘Signs Of The Times’ By Christoph Scheuring

December 13, 2017, 9:09 am

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“Eternity is the opposite of time, not its principle,” one of the main characters of 'Signs of the Times' says to Ferdinand Adolph Lange toward the end of this historical fiction novel by Christoph Scheuring. And if you love watches, watch history, and historical fiction, you are bound to love this book.

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Want To Gift A Watch Book? Here’s A Selection Of Horological Tomes To Consider

December 14, 2017, 9:00 am

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At Quill & Pad we love reading books as much as we love making them (on occasion). Here is a good selection of books we have reviewed and we have written, suitable for gifting or reading at any time of year.

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Happy Wife, Happy Life: What Women Want (In A Watch)

December 15, 2017, 8:21 am

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Chris Malburg set out to buy his wife a watch. After many happy years of marriage to a lovely woman it was time. He knows enough about her and her tastes to take the leap. Or does he? If you’re a female reader you probably already know this ends badly. If you’re a guy, keep reading. Showing up is 80 percent, and you just showed up.

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Range Rover Velar: The SUV You Didn’t Know You Needed (With Video)

December 16, 2017, 7:59 am

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Land Rover has discovered what it calls a "white-space" opportunity between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport: enter the Range Rover Velar, a true off-road vehicle that is still beautiful enough to stand up to comparison to every other noble SUV.

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Understanding Resonance, Featuring The F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance, Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance, And Haldimann H2 Flying Resonance

December 17, 2017, 8:46 am

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Resonance. No, it is not a Tesla-themed Evanescence cover band. Resonance is a physics principle that, to be honest, most people will never need to know to go about their daily lives. So what is all the hubbub about resonance? It’s a word that is, even in the watch world, so mysterious and rare that it is heard only once or twice a decade. In this article Joshua Munchow explains how resonance works and why it matters.

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Ulysse Nardin Adds A Casual Military Look To The Marine Torpilleur Collection

December 18, 2017, 8:40 am

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Delighting fans of Ulysse Nardin’s sporty side, the Marine line was enriched by the new Torpilleur in the summer of 2017, whose raison d’être was to introduce an entry-level price point to the line. Now, new limited editions of the certified chronometer with a decidedly new vintage feel and some military inspiration add a salty breeze to the new line.

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Cartier’s Ballon Bleu Tourbillon: Bigger Is Not Always Better

December 19, 2017, 8:53 am

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Unlike many tourbillon watches that come in fairly straightforward round cases, the Ballon Blue Flying Tourbillon de Cartier combines high-end watchmaking with a more daring and very comfortable case design. It also has quite a story to tell about the brand's complicated pieces in the modern era.

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The “Industrialization Of Arts & Crafts”: Is This The Unspoken Tagline Of Many (Most?) Haute Horlogerie Brands Today?

December 20, 2017, 8:04 am

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There was a small horological polemic recently out of Geneva caused by an employment advert from a high-end watch brand looking for a "chargé d'industrialisation métiers d'art." First they industrialized horological crafts, now it's the arts. What's next?

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2018 Bentley Continental GT: A Learjet For The Autobahn (With Video)

December 21, 2017, 8:23 am

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With its Matrix LED headlights and prominent folds in the hood, the front of the 2018 Continental GT looks more organic, effectively shifting Bentley's traditional styling a little bit closer to the future. But it's what's under the hood that may want to make you forgo your Learjet for a long ride in the luxurious wood-infused cabin.

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End-Of-Year Cheer From MB&F: Watches Stolen Earlier In 2017 Recovered, 3 Countries Involved

December 22, 2017, 8:48 am

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This is a bit of an unusual article, but the story surreptitiously fell into my lap(top) just days before Christmas, and I thought that there is no better time of the year for publishing good news. Charris Yadigaroglou, MB&F head of communication, told me the happy ending to a scary incident earlier in the year at the MB&F M.A.D.Gallery in Geneva.

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